Romeo + Juliet (1996)
September 13, 2009 by kitten
Filed under Romance, Tearjerkers
It’s hard to choose a favorite Romeo and Juliet remake because there have been so many great versions of this Shakespeare classic, but it I had to pick just one, it would have to be the 1996 version with Leonardo DiCaprio and Claire Danes starring as the ultimate tragic lovebirds.
Baz Luhrmann’s Romeo + Juliet is bold and visually stunning. Taking the actual Elizabethan dialogue and setting it against a modern backdrop was a brave step, but it works fantastically. There is nothing lost in translation here and that might be the biggest reason this film works so well.
Baz Luhrman took Shakepeare’s words and made them accessible for a whole new generation. Excellent movie.
